US and Georgia ships held exercises in Black Sea

US coast guard ships and Georgia held a number of exercises in the Black Sea, stated in the sixth fleet of the US Navy, RIA Novosti reports.

Earlier in the National Defense Directorate (NTSU, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation) reported that the guard ship “Hamilton” coast guard of the United States went to the Black Sea of ​​the Black Sea Fleet. The sixth fleet of the United States confirmed that “Hamilton” is located in the Black Sea.

“Hamilton Coast Guard Cater Guard arrived in Batumi to meet with officials from Georgia Coast Guard, Georgian Ministry of Defense and US Embassies in Tbilisi. Coast Guard of Georgia and the United States in the past few days worked together in the Black Sea, spending a number Training and exercises, “- said in the US Sixth Fleet in Twitter.

The sixth fleet of the United States, whose headquarters is located in the Italian Naples, conducts a full range of naval operations, often – together with allies and partners from other government departments.